FoodFood InformationPeppers/Chiles
Region-specific name in central Mexico, Puebla, and Oaxaca for a type of large red jalapeno. Commonly found with white veins on the skin, tapers to a rounded end and measures about 4 to 5 inches long and about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Thick fleshed; sweet, with a medium-hot intensity. They are highly prized for their sweetness and thick flesh, and cost three to four times as much as common jalapenos. Huachinango chiles are smoked and dried to make chipotle grande chiles (see Chipotle a dried chile) Fresh huachinango chiles are commonly used in salsas, stews and sauces.